Need Help with newest 180A SeaKings

[Mxkid261]

I have three v3's with the 2 caps on the case, 4 wired separately, and 2 on the power/ground wires. I've never had any issues with these controllers thankfully. But they were all purchased over a year ago. They must have a bad batch or something.

[Steven Vaccaro]

I rec a email back from Hobby Wing, they asked me to test an esc with this issue. Unfortunately I had one here but cant find it right now. They are trying to narrow down if its a lvc issue. See below.

"If you want to test whether yours' problem comes from the LVC,you can test with the LVC function off totally,not just turn down,which function caused the power cut off will be obviously."

ALSO If you bought a Seaking 180 from OSE that has this cut out issue, please email me directly so I can start a list.

[email protected]

[785boats]

We had a guy at our club on Sunday where the ESC would go into limp mode after only two laps. We turned off the LVC but it did the same thing in the next two races as well.
It may be an over sensitive temp sensor. Although nothing in the boat was hot.

[HTVboats]

So everyone is basically on "hold" while someone at Hobbywing is trying to solve the problem? Now that make me really confident in buying their products in the future. I will not send money their way again. What happened to companies just saying send it back and we'll replace a defective unit, with an apology for your inconvenience. Not the current business model.
Mic

[fweasel]

So everyone is basically on "hold" while someone at Hobbywing is trying to solve the problem? Now that make me really confident in buying their products in the future. I will not send money their way again. What happened to companies just saying send it back and we'll replace a defective unit, with an apology for your inconvenience. Not the current business model.
Mic

I understand your frustration, but what's the point in them sending out replacement product until they know they've corrected the issue? My experience in the consumer electronics industry leads me to believe this will be resolved in the consumers favor. The manufacturer has acknowledged the issue, is actively testing a solution, and has stated they would take care of affected customers. Perhaps this is not all taking place on an ideal timeline, but it is in the works, which is better than many manufacturers I deal with on far more expensive, mission critical components.

[Steven Vaccaro]

There are also people with problem esc's and people with setup issues.

For example, I had a customer that will remain nameless, he is a forum member and can chime in if he likes.

He had on/off problems, he then bought a hydra 240 with data logging and found out his setups were very high current. one of them 240 amps, and the other 260-300 amps. So in his case I believe the esc may have shut down correctly.

IM NOT trying to diminish the issue, but every case does need to be checked.

[Revolt Flash]

There are also people with problem esc's and people with setup issues.

For example, I had a customer that will remain nameless, he is a forum member and can chime in if he likes.

He had on/off problems, he then bought a hydra 240 with data logging and found out his setups were very high current. one of them 240 amps, and the other 260-300 amps. So in his case I believe the esc may have shut down correctly.

IM NOT trying to diminish the issue, but every case does need to be checked.

That would be me Steven is talking about.

[cocos710]

OK, thanks!

[donhuff]

OK ,so I sent in an RMA request that BTW was pretty long with a ton of questions that have nothing to do with boats, but is aimed mostly at car setups. They sent me a message back saying that since I bought these units from OSE that they WERE NOT eligable for an RMA warrenty request! Thats because OSE, IS NOT an authorized dealer/distributor. BUT, they said they would make an exception for me "this time"!

This does not sound like a company that KNOWS it has a bad product, and wants to make it right. I hope I'm wrong about this.
Or maybe, Charlie has not communicated to them about the problem.

[donhuff]

I rec a email back from Hobby Wing, they asked me to test an esc with this issue. Unfortunately I had one here but cant find it right now. They are trying to narrow down if its a lvc issue. See below.

"If you want to test whether yours' problem comes from the LVC,you can test with the LVC function off totally,not just turn down,which function caused the power cut off will be obviously."

ALSO If you bought a Seaking 180 from OSE that has this cut out issue, please email me directly so I can start a list.

[email protected]

Hi Steven,

Doug Smock and I tried that on the ones I have. It had NO effect on the problem at all. It made me think that my program box was not working. Thats why I ordered the fancy LCD box, and then found out that it does not work with the boat ESCs.

BTW Doug has one of the six cap versions for a friends build he is doing. He tried it Yesterday and it ran ok. But this was in a limited setup and I'm not sure that is enough to make them act up, cause I can run mine at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle and they do ok. We should have put it in a full P but this was at a race and there is always something else going on, and we were sorta pushed for time.

[racerr73]

Hi Guys,

Has there been any further updates with the full throttle cutting out problem on these new seaking v3's, a member purchased a new one a fortnight ago and it is playing up on him when on full throttle after only 1.5 - 2 laps, everything is cold electronic wise as its not a hot set up.

Thanks
Trev

[bob horowitz]

I had a similar problem on a 2s setup. On the advice of some of the more knowledgeable people on this forum I hooked up a separate battery to power the rx and the esc. That solved the problem for me. This told me I was having a kind of brown out of my control voltage. I then bypassed the internal bec and connected an external bec directly to my power batteries, and this worked just as well as a separate rx pack. Again this was a 2s setup. I don't know if this helps, but it's worth a try. Don't forgot to disconnect the red wire from the ESC to the rx.
Bob

[racerr73]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply, a separate rx pack has solved the problem.

Trev

[bob horowitz]

Trev,
Glad it worked. Like I said, it did the trick for me.
Bob

[zooma]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply, a separate rx pack has solved the problem.

Trev

I have been going nuts with this problem today. That is good news. I'll try a 4.8v RX battery pack next week.

Are there any more owners who solved the problem with an RX batt or external BEC?